Roanoke Area FairTax

Two important events will take place near April 15^th. The first is “Storm the Hill – Operation FairTax Victory,” a program to bring citizen suppport for the FairTax directly to our legislators in Washington. The second is a movie, “An Inconvenient Tax,” about our tax code and ways to replace it, to be shown at the Grandin Theater.

 

Operation FairTax Victory, a two-part national event in Washington, DC will bring citizen support for the FairTax to the Nation’s Capitol.  On April 15^th there will be a Storm The Hill rally, in which supporters will approach their Congressional representatives in their offices in a very visible media event to demand their support for the FairTax bill (H.R. 25) and for its consideration during the upcoming Congressional session.  On the 16^th there will be speakers and workshops/seminars to provide education, training, and techniques so attendees can better promote the FairTax within their home states.

Speakers for the session include: Mr. Terry Stockham, COO of Americans for FairTaxation (AFFT) (the originators of the FairTax proposal); Mr. Leo Linbeck, Chairman of AFFT (a major force in the creation of the proposal); Dr. Lawrence Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics, Boston University (instrumental in the development of the proposal), on “Economics of the FairTax;” Pastor David Whitney, constitutional scholar, Institute on the Constitution, “Constitutional FairTaxation;” and Mr. Clyde Prestowitz, author, “Three Billion Capitalists….” 

The workshops/seminars include: “Social Networking Online” and “Legislative Lobbying,” presented by the Leadership Institute; “Grass Routes,” presented by Grass Roots Freedom Riders – help plan the route for the Grass Roots Freedom Ride for the  FairTax; and a video/discussion of the book, “So Damn Much Money,” by Robert Kaiser, led by Phil Hanson, AFFT Eastern Regional Director. 

This is a big effort, organized by FairTax Nation, to join together individual FairTax supporters and enthusiasts into a movement that will drive the FairTax bill into the mainstream of Washington politics.  We should give it all the support we can manage.  We hope to register 1,000 volunteers nationwide.  More event information is at: http://www.FairTaxNation.com.    Register NOW!

 

If you can’t make the trip to Washington DC on April 15th, join our FairTax group at the Grandin Theater on Saturday,  May 1^st  at 10:00 am (rescheduled from an earlier post) for the premier screening of the 90-minute movie, “An Inconvenient Tax“.  The movie features the views of John Linder (lead sponsor of H.R. 25 in the House of Representatives), Neal  Boortz (talk-show host and author of “The FairTax Book” and “FairTax: The Truth, Answering The Critics), Mike Huckabee (2008 Republican presidential contender and strong FairTax supporter), Herman Cain (businessman, author, radio commentator, and strong FairTax supporter), and several noted economists, all focusing on the solutions to our onerous tax code. 

This country is going to implode under the weight of its debt and spending if something isn’t done NOW! Although the movie covers several approaches, we believe the best solution, bar none, is the FairTax. We all need to become informed and involved!  Knowledge is power.  Please join us and bring your friends, especially those who are unfamiliar with or are skeptics of the FairTax.  Tickets are $5.00 (to cover our costs) and seating is limited.  Please order your tickets by emailing us at raft@cox.net  or calling 540-529-1901 or 540-580-3098.  We’ll have handouts containing key Congressional committee phone numbers, as well as your Senator’s and Congressman’s phone numbers. The concession stand will be open….so come and have lunch! 

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